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¨¨¨¨¨¨~=†*                                          *†=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=† The  River  That'S  Our  River  Makes  A †=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~= Large  Bend Like  A  Scooping Hand And A =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ Decent  Days   Travel  North  From  That ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Stands  Our House In  The  Middle  Of  A ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Forgotten  Apple Orchard.  Our House  Is ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Built  Of Dark Clay And  Abandoned  By A ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Stranger.  The Window  Has No  Glass But ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Instead Steel  Bars To Keep The  Animals ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~                   Out.                   ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=                                          =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=† Around  The  House  Is  A  Thick,  Thick †=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~=†* Brush Of  Ferns And  Bushes. There  Live *†=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=†*$ The Animals That We Fight  To Keep Away, $*†=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~=†*$£ For They Speak To  Us  To Join  Them  In £$*†=~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~=†*$£# The Luscious  Caves Below  Ground.  They #£$*†=~¨¨¨
¨¨~=†*$£## Mean No Harm  But It Is Not  In Our Best ##£$*†=~¨¨
¨~=†*$£### Interest To  Do  So.  There Is Important ###£$*†=~¨
¨¨~=†*$£## Work That Needs To Be Done, And It  Cant ##£$*†=~¨¨
¨¨¨~=†*$£# Be Done By Animals. (Father Says  This.) #£$*†=~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~=†*$£                                          £$*†=~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=†*$ Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The $*†=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~=†* Ferns And Uproots  The Bushes  Only  For *†=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=† Them  To  Grow  Back  Each Night.  Their †=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~= Leaves Are Teal, White  And Yellow, Some =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ Even The  Color Of Wine. They Have Lilac ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Flowers And  In The Morning They Are Wet ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                With Dew.                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Father  Is  Away During  The  Day  Doing ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Important Things Elsewhere.  He Is Weary ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ When  He Returns  Home, Each Day More So ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~= Than The Next.  We Learn To Cook For Him =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=† So That He Does Not Have  To. We Tend To †=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~=†*               His Clothes.               *†=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=†*$                                          $*†=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~=†*$£ Suddenly The Dense Bushwork Is  Mirrored £$*†=~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~=†*$£# Inside.  Stems  And  Leaves Appear Close #£$*†=~¨¨¨
¨¨~=†*$£## To The Walls  And Far From The Light. We ##£$*†=~¨¨
¨~=†*$£### Are Glad, For  The Flowers Are Beautiful ###£$*†=~¨
¨¨~=†*$£## And  Smell  Good,  And  There Is  Little ##£$*†=~¨¨
¨¨¨~=†*$£# Decoration  In   Our  House.  But   When #£$*†=~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~=†*$£ Father  Comes Home He Is Angry  And Cuts £$*†=~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=†*$ Them  All  Down  In  A  Frenzy.  We  Are $*†=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~=†*           Scared Of Him Then.            *†=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=†                                          †=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~= We  Are  Then  Tasked With  Removing Any =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ Indoor Plant  We See. But  They  Are  So ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Beautiful!  We Wait  Just  Until  Father ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Them. Sometimes An  Animal Will Sneak In ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ But We Always  Shoo Them Out. With Fresh ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Cut  Flowers  Thrown Right  Outside  The ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ House   He  Suspects   And  Resents  Our ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~= Inaction.  But  He   Doesn'T   Have  The =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=† Energy To Scold Us. He Weakens  Quickly. †=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~=†* It Is Not Long Before He  Is Still Tired *†=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=†*$ Even   In    The    Morning   And   Must $*†=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~=†*$£    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    £$*†=~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~=†*$£# Cutting  To Us As Well,  Untrusting That #£$*†=~¨¨¨
¨¨~=†*$£##           We Will Carry It Out.          ##£$*†=~¨¨
¨~=†*$£###                                          ###£$*†=~¨
¨¨~=†*$£## Now He  Leaves As Soon As He'S Awake And ##£$*†=~¨¨
¨¨¨~=†*$£# Falls Asleep As Soon As  He  Returns. We #£$*†=~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~=†*$£ Are Left  To Care For Us  And The  House £$*†=~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=†*$ And The Orchard. But It  Is Hard And  We $*†=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~=†* Are   Distracted.    We   Are   Not   As *†=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=† Persistent As  Father  And  Quickly Fall †=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=          Behind In Our Duties.           =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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